News
Lane, ramp closures along I-29 for asphalt paving through Oct. 17
CLAY AND PLATTE COUNTY – The Missouri Department of Transportation will be performing asphalt paving operations resulting in various traffic modifications, on Interstate 29 just south of Mexico City Avenue to U.S. Highway 69. This project has taken place throughout the summer months and motorists will experience delays through late October. Traffic impacts will be…
Community Living
Slave dwelling project programs Friday, Saturday
CLAY COUNTY — Clay County Historic Sites, in partnership with the Garrison School Cultural Center and with funding from Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, will host two free public programs featuring Joseph McGill and the Slave Dwelling Project on Oct. 9 and 10. Both events are free and open to the public. At 6 p.m.…
Multimedia
Smithville Homecoming Parade brings out teams, community
Kellie Houx/Courier-Tribune The archery club for the Smithville School District captured the homecoming theme of Greece. The team celebrates the gods of old and the importance of archery. Kellie Houx/Courier-Tribune The Smithville High School Warrior Marching Band strikes up a tune as they walk in the homecoming parade through downtown Smithville. Kellie Houx/Courier-Tribume As part…
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Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW: This movie will make you seasick
By Simonie Wilson What starts as a portrait of a free-spirited, fun-loving family of seven a la “Captain Fantastic” quickly turns instead into an emotionally abusive cry for help in “Capsized.” Lily Rabe (“Presumed Innocent,” “Shrinking”) does a balanced job of showing us the effects of long-term abuse in how she alternately neglects and clings…
Opinion
Where do displaced volunteers go?
By Marjie Siegfried-StuberWe’ve all heard about persons who were laid off, whose jobs were downsized, or whose companies restructured or moved.